I have been 'absent' from 'bloggyville', as my dear friend, Shana, calls it, for just over a month now. I realized I have missed it. I have much to catch you up on, but today, I will start with this tribute to my husband. (I hope I still have a few friends out there who will actually read this.)
My dear husband joined the '40's club' this past Monday, February 9th. We had a wonderful party full of fantastic friends and we celebrated for sure! But, given that tomorrow is Valentine's Day and his birthday was this week, I took an idea that is running a muck on FB (this stands for FaceBook, if you have been hiding under a rock for the last year and didn't know that) and decided to adapt it to Joe, my husband of 14 1/2 years.
25 Things I love about you Joe....
- You are my true love and my soul mate.
- You are my best friend and you know me like no other.
- You are STILL my best friend even THOUGH you know me like no other.
- You mailed me love letters about 3x/week during my last quarter at UGA. VERY romantic! (My roommates began to HATE going to the mailbox thanks to your letters.)
- You have stood by my side and held my hand through some VERY TOUGH times.
- You didn't give up during those times and you are very strong!
- You make me laugh so hard that my stomach hurts and tears come to my eyes.
- You are a wonderful provider for our family and you work very hard in your 'day job' to provide for us.
- You are a wonderful daddy to our children.
- You are the one I always want to spend my free time with, unless I get to go away with my girlfriends!! ;) (Just kidding, honey!)
- You and I share a love of music and we both love to sing, dance, and listen to many kinds of music.
- You love to spend time with the 3 of us playing games, watching movies, laughing, and just being silly!
- You love to cook and cook great meals for our family.
- You treat Anna Grace (& her mommy) like a princess.
- You are teaching Austin to respect his mommy, others, and to be a gentleman.
- You take care of us when we are sick.
- You pray with our children (& sing to them when I can't be there at bedtime).
- You listen to me when I need someone to talk to or cry to or complain to.
- You have a contagious laugh that you somehow passed on to our son. I love to hear my boys laugh!!
- You are a good friend to our friends. You would be there for them at the drop of a hat. You have a big heart and you care a great deal about others.
- I have a great deal of respect for you and I am so very proud of you.
- I feel safe when you hold me and I feel that I am protected from this cruel world!
- I love that I get to spend the next 40+ years with you, my best friend, the Lord willing!
- ILY... IWY... INY... and I am SO glad I said YES to our first date 15 years ago last month!!
- And, most importantly, you love the Lord and are a wonderful leader for our family.
So, there you have it- my 25 things about Joe! I am humbled and amazed at God's grace, mercy, and favor on our family. I am amazed at what we have endured and I am hopeful, prayerful, and excited about our future as a family! I love you my friend and soul mate. Don't ever forget that.
Love,
Lou
